Congressman Cole and Senator Coburn weigh in on the continuing illegal immigration debate.

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Congressman Cole and Senator Coburn weigh in on the continuing illegal immigration debate.

A state legislator calling for the quarantine of Fort Sill-housed illegal immigrants said his requests to the governor's office were being ignored, but Gov. Mary Fallin's office said she has responded.

Fallin's office said that can only be issued if there is an occurrence of imminent threat of an illness or health condition caused by nuclear attack, bioterrorism, a chemical attack or the appearance of a novel or previously controlled infectious agent. The state law said that occurrence must also have a high probability of a large number of deaths, serious or long-term disabilities or widespread exposure that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to the affected population.

Fallin's office said in its formal letter to Ritze that she believes current health conditions at Fort Sill have met that threshold.

Fallin toured the facility in June. Her office said she and her secretary of health saw cases of chicken pox, lice and scabies. According to Fallin's office, those illnesses have been contained to the facility.

Fallin told Ritze in the letter that she shared his concerns about public health and the safety and financial concerns surrounding the Fort Sill community. Her office said Fallin believes the best way to address those concerns is to put pressure on President Obama's administration to change its policies.

Fallin has asked the president to reverse his policies of amnesty, which she says have led to the border crisis as well as enforcing our current immigration laws and closing the facility at Fort Sill and other similar facilities around the country.